Example: Using the ALTER TYPE Statement with the COMPILE ONLY Option - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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The following example recompiles the UDT named address and generates the appropriate object code, but does not generate the new .so file, or redistribute the file to all system nodes.

     ALTER TYPE address COMPILE ONLY;

The following example recompiles the multidimensional ARRAY named seismic_cube and generates the appropriate object code, but does not generate the new .so file, or redistribute the file to all system nodes.

     ALTER TYPE seismic_cube COMPILE ONLY;